Davis Hall & The Green Lanterns – ‘Carrottown’ (video)
Maple Blues 2022 Drummer of the Year, Jim Casson is releasing the second album from his musical adventure Davis Hall & The Green Lanterns, and we at Roots Music Canada are thrilled to premiere the video for the quirky lil’ ...
How Canada stands out from other places to tour, according ...
So what would happen if three blues artists from different parts of the world got together in a kitchen to play some music, tell stories and generally fool around? Earlier this year, audiences from Whitehorse to St. John’s found out ...
Sultans of String and Crystal Shawanda collaborate on ‘The Rez’
“The Rez” is a searing collaboration between two-time Juno Award winning blues and country music artist Crystal Shawanda and three-time Juno-nominated global music act Sultans of String. Crystal, an Ojibwe Potawatomi Indigenous singer, born in Wiikwemkoong First Nation on Manitoulin ...
David LaRonde offers more award-winning folk-roots and blues on his ...
Teme-Augama Anishnabai singer-songwriter David Laronde performs contemporary roots, folk, rock, and blues that fuses an urban influence with the mystery and ancestral philosophy of his homeland. His songs offer fresh takes on the human condition and examine themes of personal strength, ...
5 things to see Sunday at Northern Lights Festival Boréal
Trying to decide what to see at a folk festival can be a bit like trying to decide between the items on a desert buffet. Ideally, you’d eat it all, or listen to it all as the case may be. ...
Dispatches from the Mariposa Folk Festival night time stages (Friday)
As usual at Mariposa, Friday late night at the Pub Stage is all about the dance party. Tanika Charles was first to get the packed-venue crowd up on their feet. She and her band performed what timeless soul music sounds ...
Folk and Roots musicians won big at the 2023 East ...
The last of the winners of the 2023 East Coast Music Awards was announced this past weekend, and there is a lot for folk and roots music fans to be excited about. Continuing their success from last year’s awards, folk ...
Brooks & Bowskill – March 30 at the Aron Theatre ...
Some of country’s most recognizable couples include Johnny Cash and June Carter, Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, and George Jones and Tammy Wynette. A couple that should be added to this list is Jim Bowskill and Brittany Brooks—who play under ...
The Maple Blues Band releases ‘Savona Shuffle’ single and video ...
The Maple Blues Band is back and groovier than ever as they get set to drop another bluesy classic with their newest single, “Savona Shuffle.” The music video was produced and directed by 30-year Canadian blues legend and recent Maple ...
Here are your 2023 Maple Blues Winners
The 26th annual Maple Blues Awards ceremony unfolded last night at Harbourfront Centre, featuring performances by AV Ann Vriend, Blue Moon Marquee, Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes (of Bywater Call), Kevin Harvey and Neil Elsemore (of the Durham County Poets), ...